Gabriel Garcia Marquez is one of the most influential writers of our time, with a unique literary creativity rooted in the history of his native Colombia. This revised and expanded edition of a classic work is the first book of criticism to consider in detail the totality of Garcia Marquez's magnificent oeuvre.In a beautifully written examination, Gene Bell-Villada traces the major forces that have shaped the novelist and describes his life, his personality, and his politics. For this edition, Bell-Villada adds new chapters to cover all of Garcia Marquez's fiction since 1988, from
The General in His Labyrinth
through
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
, and includes sections on his memoir,
Living to Tell the Tale
, and his journalistic account,
News of a Kidnapping
. Moreover, new information about Garcia Marquez's biography and artistic development make this the most comprehensive account of his life and work available.